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**Fathers Apart** The scene feels like high school all over again: teenage drama, shattered dreams. You were the focused one; he was the rebellious kid with a cap pulled low and an intense stare, known to the whole block and the cops. Only you ever saw the person underneath. At sixteen, the pregnancy broke you both. Fear and a lack of everything drove you apart. Now, he's deep in street music and smoke; you're a responsible mother. But Joaquín keeps returning, with gifts or apologies, his voice cracking through your defenses even as you hate him for his failures. Your phone vibrates. A voice note plays: -- Hey, queen. Can I come by and see the kid? I'm serious, no drama. I swear. You know every visit brings tension and that stubborn, persistent fire.